Shake It

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"Shake It"
Shake It Metro Station.jpg
Single by Metro Station
from the album Metro Station
B-side "Comin' Around"
ReleasedApril 1, 2008
Genre
Length2:59
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) S*A*M and Sluggo
Metro Station singles chronology
"Control"
(2008)		"Shake It"
(2008)		"Seventeen Forever"
(2008)
Music video
"Shake It" on YouTube

"Shake It" is a song by American pop rock band Metro Station, released as the third single (and debut British single) from the group's 2007 self-titled debut studio album. [4]

Contents

"Shake It" was the band's first charting single, peaking at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Internationally, the song peaked within the top 10 of the charts in Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 13, 2008, and later Platinum that year, [5] until finally reaching 2× Platinum status at the end of January 2009. [6] The song has sold over 1.2 million copies in the US and over 4 million copies worldwide. [7] [8]

Composition

"Shake It" was written in the key of E major, [9] but Metro Station played the song in D major for live performances. [10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AltSounds (60%) [11]

"Shake It" was generally well received by music critics. Nick Levine of Digital Spy stated, "everything about this track - the fairly standard verses, the weedy vocals, the rather tedious lyrics - is passable at best. Except, crucially, for the chorus, which is big, chanty and as easy to resist as a Krispy Kreme donut being dangled down on a rope in front of your PC." [12] Seventeen Magazine called the track, "the perfect summer fun tune." [13] AltSounds stated that the track, "gets in your head ridiculously easily." [11] The song has garnered over 110 million streams on Spotify. [14]

Music video

The music video for the song "Shake It" was inspired by fans who created their own versions of the video, [15] 63 of which the band posted as a playlist on the band's YouTube account. The band has commented that the final product was based on the cult film The Warriors , with rival dance crews in place of gangs. MTV calls the video, "the musical equivalent of Snakes on a Plane." [15]

The video features the four band members as they enter the Los Angeles Theatre. Once inside the theatre, the band performs the song while various dancers compete against each other around the band members. Cameos are made by online celebrity Jeffree Star and vocalist/guitarist Trace Cyrus' ex-girlfriend Hanna Beth as audience members watching the dancers perform. [16] The video ends with the band and everyone else being forced to exit the theatre by the police. [15]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for "Shake It"
YearOrganizationAwardResultRef(s)
2008 Australian Kids' Choice Awards Favourite Song of the YearWon [17]
2009 Los Premios MTV Best Ringtone of the YearNominated [18]

Track listings

Digital single [19]

  1. "Shake It" - 2:59

CD single [20]

  1. "Shake It" - 3:03
  2. "Comin' Around" - 2:40

UK CD single [21]

  1. "Shake It" (Radio Mix) - 3:04
  2. "Shake It (Lenny B Remix - Extended Version)" - 7:15
  3. "Comin' Around" - 2:40

Digital Remix single [22]

  1. "Shake It" [The Lindbergh Palace Remix] - 6:25
  2. "Shake It" [Lenny B Remix] - 3:22

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [69] 2× Platinum140,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [70] 3× Platinum120,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [71]
Ringtone 		Platinum40,000*
Germany (BVMI) [72] Gold150,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [73] Gold7,500*
United Kingdom (BPI) [74] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [75] 2× Platinum2,000,000^
United States (RIAA) [76]
Mastertone 		Gold500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionVersionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesOriginalApril 1, 2008 Contemporary hit radio Columbia [4]
VariousRemixesAugust 12, 2008 Digital download [22]
United KingdomOriginalAugust 9, 2008 [77]
AustraliaJanuary 9, 2009 Sony [78]
New Zealand [79]
United KingdomMarch 23, 2009 CD Columbia [80]

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